Watch: Is This Really How Rand Paul Is Spending His Summer?

Senator Rand Paul has chosen to spend his summer a little differently than other members of Congress this year.

While Obama vacations in Martha’s Vineyard with his family and enjoys many rounds of golf, Paul is performing eye surgeries, pro-bono, for his Louisville constituents.

Teaming up with Dr. Frank Burns and the Dupont Surgery Center, the Senator restored eyesight to three lucky people – who would have been otherwise unable to afford the operation – by removing cataracts on Tuesday.

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“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

“It’s a lot different,” said Paul in an interview with WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think sometimes we diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.”

“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

“It’s a lot different,” Paul told WDRB. “This is more immediate in the sense that you diagnose a problem, and then you fix it, and most people do see better. In politics, I think we sometimes diagnose the problem correctly, but sometimes we misapply and give the wrong solution, or sometimes we give no solution at all.” – See more at: http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-aka-dr-pablo-has-been-performing-free-eye-surgeries-during-his-vacation/#sthash.ZlIhSAkN.dpuf

Paul has also made plans to travel to Guatemala this weekend in an effort to heal the damaged eyesight of Guatamalans who do not have high quality healthcare available to them. The doctor, known as “Dr. Pablo” by the locals, will also reunite with and enjoy a time of fellowship with his former patients.